Clive Mantle

Birthday: 3 June 1957, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Height: 197 cm

Clive Mantle was born in Barnet, London. He was a chorister in St. John's choir, Cambridge for four years, and a member of the National Youth Theatre for five years, appearing in a total of eleven productions. He trained at R.A.D.A. and has worked steadily in films, plays and television. He is best known for playing Little John in Robin Of She...
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Clive Mantle was born in Barnet, London. He was a chorister in St. John's choir, Cambridge for four years, and a member of the National Youth Theatre for five years, appearing in a total of eleven productions. He trained at R.A.D.A. and has worked steadily in films, plays and television. He is best known for playing Little John in Robin Of Sherwood and Mike Barratt in Casualty and Holby City. Show less «

I was an actor who needed drama school. I used to be so excited about being on stage that I would ju...Show more »

I was an actor who needed drama school. I used to be so excited about being on stage that I would just run down to the front and shout; they had to knock that out of me. Physically, just being six-foot-five-and-a-half, I'm not one of life's gazelles. But having said that, I was made aware that I can be gazelle-like if I so choose. If I hadn't been to drama school, I would have just slouched around and bent over double and apologized for my height. Show less «

Height is a very strange thing. If you're literally playing the milkman or the butler or something l...Show more »

Height is a very strange thing. If you're literally playing the milkman or the butler or something like that, they'll all think, "Now why is the butler so big? There must be a reason -- ah, he's gonna come back later and kill somebody." Then, you don't. It worries an audience in a strange way if someone my height is playing a small part. Show less «

[Talking about life after Robin of Sherwood] "We still get together once a year. Not just the cast b...Show more »

[Talking about life after Robin of Sherwood] "We still get together once a year. Not just the cast but also the directors, producer, props guys, it's like a family! I think the key to part of the series' success was that this great camaraderie came across on screen." Show less «